River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

and the tribes were removed. Capt. Jack
and ColOrow with their bands refused TO
go. Capt. Jack was killed at Washaki.
1 Later COlOrOw insisted upon IL that he had
never bargained away his home. He has
/ lived in Colorado, and has considerable
wealth in horses and cattle. l know of no
| depredatiOns that he has committed. On
| one OF two occasions men of his band have
been killed bv whites. The people of Col
/ Orado since the rest of the Utes moved have
been trying to get rid OF ColOrow, but he
/ has obstinately refused to go. He looks
upon the country as his. The whites object.
This part of Colorado is not wealthy; they
need money Troops bring money; they
want troops. Two motive exist therefore
/ for the whites to make trouble-to be rid of
Colorow and to get troops into their hostil-
Ity 20 Indians Induced the sheriff TO procure
indictments Tor breaking game laws. The
spark was applied, and the state broke out
IN flame, which now seems 10 have about
burned out The horse thief story is cir
culated, and may be true, but it appears
from all can learn that the whites have
stolen fifty animals 10 the Indians one.
A special from Kew West, Fla. says:
Advices received here state that the
greatest excitement prevails in Havana,
occasioned by the recent acts of Capt. Gen.
Marin IN taking possession of the custom
house and placing the officials under arrest.
The city Is IN charge of regular troops and
recalling events attending the massacre of
medical students in 1871. A reign of terror
prevails, and 1t is expected that Havana
will be declared in a state of siege. Already
troops and civilians, resulting in the killing
OF some and the wounding of others. Marin
has called on the volunteer regiments,
which are hostile to him, to disband and
disarm, or be held responsible for what may
occur. The custom house, postoffice and
all the nnhtin ttnTldfucre rrtRar iaA All
confidence appears to be gone. Even the
cable officials are suspected and military
are placed in charge of telegraph offices to
prevent dispatches being sent of what is
Transporting. All the important dispatches
between the officials in Havana and the
authorities in Madrid are brought here by
special messenger for Transmission. The re-
plies are also sent to this office. Those &C
quainted with Gen. Marin state that he will
carry out his policy of purifying the public
service regardless of consequences, and al
ready a feeling of uneasiness permeates
every branch thereof. Alexander Gonzales
Alvarez, acknowledgement of customs of
the island Of Cuba, has resigned and sailed
for Spain.
A good deal of matter has been
floating in the papers for a few days in
regard to the old Ute chief COlorow, but
very little that seemed authentic. Gen.
Crook, at Omaha, is now in receipt of a
/ dispatch from Mai. Randlett, in command
/ OF Fort Duchesne, Utah, in which he gives
an account of an unsuccessful attempt to
/ mad COlOrOw and negotiate with him. The
| dispatch stated that Indian Agent Byrnes,
| IN charge of the White river Utes at Uintah
| agency, had sent out white man in com
pany with Elney, COlorow'S son. to a point
/ near Meeker, where COlorow was supposed
/ TO be camped. On arriving there they
/ found the camD had been burned. and
/ domestic utensils ohOmf a If
the place had been evacuated in great
haste. Young COlOrow said he is con
| hdent the camp was attacked and burned
/ by cowboys. 1t was also reported that
Chapita- the widow of Chief Oursky, had
been made away with, she was among
the missing squaws. The CteS of this
/ agency, so the dispatch SAYS, have no
knowledge OF any outbreak, aud under
stand that the Colorado authorities are
| after COloTow Tor violating the game laws
| Gen. Crook sad that he had received no
direct information that there has been an
I outbreak at all, and is strongly inclined to
the belief that there is nothing in it.
A peculiar incident occurred on the
Lake Erie & Western train which left In
dianapOlis, Ind, few evenings since. As
the train neared NObIesville a gentleman
who had apparently been DOING started
suddenly and placed his hands on his peck
cts He then complained OF having been
robbed and said that he believed the man
who had occupied the seat just back of him.
but who had disappeared, had committed
the act. A passenger informed him tfat
the man was in the next coach. Then taking
pistol from his valise, the victim of the
robbery passed into the coach and presented
the cooked revolver at the head of the man
whom he suspected of the robbery. The fell
low protested his innocence, Dut the man
with the pistol assumed a more threatening
demeanOr and the thief quietly drew the
mans watch and pocketboOk from an inside
pocket and handed them to him. The re-
vOlver was then lowered and the sleepy PES
senger returned to his slurnber. No attempt
was made TO arrest the thief
Charles Parker, the cowboy accused
Of robbing Paymaster Bush of $500 at
Antelope Springs, Wyo., March IS. was ar
ranged before Judge Dundy in the United
States court on the charge of robbery. He
waived examination, and was bound over
| in s. 500. In default of this bail he was
| turned over TO the United States marshal
of Wyoming to answer at the November
/ term of the United States court for the
/ second judicial district of the territory
Parker's friends have brought a suit for
$1,000 against United States Marshal Bir-
| bower and j. D. DOlan, the sheriff of Logan
county, who captured Parker at Candy, on
/ the ground that the arrest was made with
out 8 warrant.
A special from Topeka. Kansas saws
that United States Deputy Marshal George
SharTitt arrested DIR. A. G. Abodelat, one Of
the board OF pension examiners at Law
renee, Kans., on the charge OF extOrting
/ money from claimants. The commissioner
| Of pensions has removed Abodelat and sus-
/ pended DIR. MAY, another member of the
/ board. Ii is said that the pension depart
ment has been quietly investigating the
| conduct of things throughout Kansas, and
/ that some further developments are likely
/ DIR. AbOdelat was released on $1,000 bail
/ His ase will come before the October term
of court at LeavenwOrth.
A deadly seourage is affecting Nc
Dowell County, West Virginia and South
western Virginia. The drOuth has made the
peculiar disease which has several times
previously followed this state of affairs
| and which Is supposed to be q result of
minerals in the water, has broken out In
| the Dead Horse cave neighbOrhOod there
| are over 100 cases, with 20 deaths. Not a
family has escaped. Crops are neglected
| and farm work is at a standstill, it requiring
the entire time of every individual to care
for the sick and dead. IL is estimated
that 200 people have died in Mcdowell
county alone, IN the last four weeks, from
| the disease.
The Kansas City Times publishes
answers received to inquiries sent out
| through Kansas and Missouri as to presi-
dental preferences. In Missouri go an
| swers from Democrats were received. of
these 25l were for Cleveland for Thurman,
for Wade Hampton, and the rest scatter
/ ing The Republicans sent POI answers, of
| which 10 were for Blaine, - for Sherman,
| Al for Lincoln and the rest scattering. In
| Kansas 326 Democrats answered as follows
| Cleveland 306 Thurman :, Hill ), remainder
scattering. The Republicans sent sO2 an
swers, of which Isl were for Blaine, 80 for
Sherman, A for Lincoln, and the rest scat
tering.
At Topeka, Kansas. Thursday morn
ing the barns in which the horses belonging
to the city police force are kept was set on
| fire and a man and four horses burned to
| death. Shortly after the flames were put
out the charred remains were found to be
! those Of Col. G.. c. Graves, lieutenant
| colonel of the Second Iowa cavalry and
brigadier general OF the Kansas national
guard under Clicks administration. He
had taken lodging in the barn for the night
| and was burned to death. There was no in
surance on the horses or barn.
Samuel Sparks, once wealthy man
Of Indianapolis, Ind, ended his life with
dose Of poison on account Of his loss Of for
tune His wife tried TO keep his suicide
/ from becoming public, and after much diff
| ficulty procured a burial permit without
/ giving the cause of death. The coroner
/ learned of the matter in time to stop the
/ ceremonies at the grave. and with the
/ mourning relatives aud friends surrounding
him he conducted an Inquest, after which
they assisted in tie Lass sad rites.